Minnesota skateboarders have been lucky enough to acquire some of the best skateparks in the Midwest over the last few years and there are plans to build many more. A push for new skateparks is due to the work by Minneapolis Parks And Recreation and City Of Skate, a not for profit company whose mission is to design and develop skateparks around Minneapolis.

In 2016, City Of Skate partnered with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to help implement their MPRB Skate Park Activity Plan which calls for twenty two skateparks to be built or rebuilt citywide. This is a big deal for the Minneapolis and Minnesota skate scene and shows how serious the state is when it comes to offering recreational opportunities for local communities.

The benefits of a well designed skatepark is that it can blend into its surroundings un-noticed and look just like any other park in a city whilst offering a safe environment for skateboarders. The hope is other cities will follow suite and realize the value skateparks bring to a community. Minnesota’s skatepark scene is on the up and we have compiled a list of the best ones you can skate right now.

Best Skateparks In Minnesota

Shoreview Skatepark

Shoreview Skatepark was built in 2020 by well renown skatepark builder Spohn Ranch. This 7,000 square foot street-inspired design blends nicely into the local landscape with quarter pipes, stairs, hand rails, flat bars, ledges, gaps, and bank ramps. As this is a fairly new skatepark it is very popular and tends to be pretty busy at all times.

Maple Grove Skate Plaza

Maple Grove Skate Plaza is 8,000 square feet and you can find it at the Maple Grove Community Center. If you are a street skater you will enjoy the many ledges, stairs, rails, manual pad, quarter pipes, banks, and flat ground.

St. Cloud Skatepark

St. Cloud Skatepark which is also known as Heritage Park Skate Plaza, is a whopping 20,000 square feet. There is a large multi-depth bowl ranging from four to six feet with a seven foot extension. The rest of the skatepark is made up of street obstacles that include a variety of ledges, stairs, manual pad, quarter pipes, banks, and rails. This is a great skatepark for all types of skateboarders but especially beginners as there are some smaller obstacles here perfect for learning.

Front Skatepark

Front Skatepark is a small but creative design offering quarter pipes, banks, stairs, out ledge, hubba ledge, flat ledge, manual pad, hand rails, bank ramps, quarter pipes, and a nice flat bar. It opened in 2014 and is still a hot spot for St Paul skateboarders.

St Louis (Carpenter) Skatepark

St Louis (Carpenter) Skatepark is a pint-sized 6,500 square feet but don’t be fooled as it is everything you could ever want and need for a good session. The plaza-like design offers stair set with matching hand rails, flat bars, a quarter pipe, bank ramps, and ledges. This skatepark is part of the MPRB Skate Park Activity Plan and was completed in October 2017.

Lexington-Diffley Skatepark

Built in 2018, Lexignton-Diffley Skatepark has a simple but effective design. There is a stair set with a down ledge in the middle and two hand rails on either side, euro gap, manual pad, flat ledges of various heights, a flat bar, pyramid, quarter pipe, and bank ramps.

Rosemount Skatepark

Rosemount Skatepark offers a large clover shaped bowl with three different depths, making it perfect for both beginner and professional skaters. The street area has quarter pipes, spine, hips, vert wall, manual pad, ledges, rail, flat bar, and bank ramps. This is a great example of a skatepark built for every type of skater.

Elliot Skatepark

Downtown Minneapolis’s Elliot Skatepark was recently upgraded as of July 2020 as part of the MPRB Skate Park Activity Plan and is now one of the best street plazas in the city. The open street-style design offers several ledges, manual pads, curved flat bar, brick banks, regular banks, quarter pipes, and a half bowl. Hundreds of new plants and trees were planted around the skatepark giving it a fresh landscaped look.

Bemidji Skatepark

Bemidji Skatepark is 14,000 square feet and was built by Spohn Ranch and California Skateparks in 2010. The skatepark incorporates some large rocks and other landscape features that are actually skate-able. There are a variety of ledges including flat and hubba here, along with manual pads, stairs, hand rails, flat bars, banks, walls, quarter pipes, and a half bowl.

Orono Park Skatepark

Orono Skatepark is brand new as of October 2021, and part of a major public park upgrade in Elk River. The skatepark’s modern design features a bowl, spine, banks, quarter pipes, A-frame with a ledge, out ledge, flat ledges, rail, flat bar, and more. If you are in the area don’t pass on this one.

Juxtaposition Skate-able Arts Plaza

Juxtaposition Skate-able Arts Plaza is located in the heart of North Minneapolis. The small but unique space offers quarter pipes, banks, and a ledge. This skatepark is another result of the MPRB Skate Park Activity Plan.

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